Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-19
THE NEURAL STRIP.
Plans for Establishing q Territorial
Government - Senator PIumb's
New BilI-AdYantages CT the
Country Set Forth-The New Towns Alrea dy
sprtnging Up-The Area Compared
with That of Eastern States

Climate, It's marvellous crops Ct corr,
wheat, oats and other graius,its superior
ity over other states for fruit, until now
it is the bes. advertised state in the
Union. While the papers Of the state
have lauded it above al other states, they
have never placed too high 4 value upon
it. Kansas is deserving Of ell the praises
bestowed upon her, but in every respect
is the Neutral Strip her equal and IL some
respects her superior. The soil is
not surpassed il richness By 8 single
county in the state OF Kansas. 1t is equally
well adapted to aGy Of the ceTesls or
fruits, and Wsrncr climate, suitable TO
the raising OF cotton, than any
part Of the STATE north of
US. Lsnd is selling in Kan
sss from 81 to $50 per acre. In the Ncu-
tral Strip it can be mad for nothing, and
where one will have TO wait only short
time when we will haye railroads, fac!o-
ries, schools, churches and large cities
equal III size and prosperity to any in
that state. We will be able 10 get coed
titles to our land before long, TO taX
titles 20 look up, no bonded debts to pay
for railroads, no heavy taxes to pay.
1t is to the newspaper as much as TO
the rich soil that Kansas owes her present
prosperity. Ii was through them that
the rest Of the world knew Of her Won
derful resources. /. is through the
columns of the paper here that we must
let people know OF the Garden OF Eden
here awaiting them it is through the
columns OF the paper that the people Of
the Neutral Strip invite the home-seekers
OF other states to come and share cur
blessings with Us, to come and secure
happy homes and prinCely fortunes it is
through the columns Of the paper that we
Will tell them CT the fertile lands 10 be
nad for the asking, of the warm, sunny
and heaith-giying climate that we have
here, Of the b 3sutitu clear streams that
so well water 81 parts OF our
territory, Of the new towns spring
ing up as # by magic and their
wonderful growth into magnificent cities,
OF the improvements going en- in the
different towns, among which we can
mention Beaver, Benton, Alpine, CIesr
Lake, R0thwell, Boyd, Grand Valley,
Fulton Springs, Neutral City, Eagle City,
H.rdesty, Op.ima and Mineral City. II is
through the columns Cf the paper that
we tell Of the railroads int are gOirg TO
be built through here; that the 57GI
square miles IN the strip will make %, 000
valuable farms; thai it Is more than four
| times larger than Rhode Island, with &
population CT 27G,53l; nearly three times
IS large IS Delaware, with q population
of JAG SOS, snd has l0li square miles
more than Connecticut, with 8 population
OF G22, 700, and has more coed farming land
and is able to support larger pOpula-
ton than ell the states named together.
| The Neutral Strip Will experience The
greatest boom ever known in the boom
| ing west this fall. Every town will claim
that they have genuine boom unsur-
passed by none, and by December every
choice clsim along the streams or within
q numter OF miles OF q town will be
taken up. Town lots will be selling in
most Of the places by the front foot, ia
stead OF by the block, and claims will sell
for hundreds Of dollars if in a good Ices
ton. Everything goes 20 sho3 that such
will be the case, ana there is no reason
why such should not be the case. East
ERR Kansas has had less rain this season
than we have lad, and immigrants ar
not going to stop there and pay fancy
prices ftr land when tley can come lit
tie farther west and get Just as good laad
| by locating upon it.
BILL TO OPEN THE NEUTRAL STRIP.
The following bill has been prepared
and will doubtless De introduced in the
| Senate by Senator Z. B. Plumb OF Kan
/ sas, and in the House of Representatives,
Toy II IN. S. r. Peters of the Seventh Con-
gressipnal district Of Kansas.
AN ACT
| to extend the laws Of the U0ited States
over certain unOrganized territory south
Of the state OF Kansas.
Be it enacted by the Senate and the
! House of Representatives Of the United
| States of America in Congress assembled,
thst the laws CT the United States, except
those providing for pre-em yti0D, tim Der
culture and desert IGni entries of the
| public lands, and section 25gl Of the
| Revised Statutes CT the Uliled States,
| providing for the communication e home
! stead to pre-emn!iG1 eulie5 are
| hereby eX.tnded over the unOrgaG-
lied territory south OF the states Of
Kansas snd Colorado, sid between
the IGdisn Territory end The territory OF
| New Mexico, AID north % Texas, known
as the public lsnd strip end tn8t for the
| purpose CT the execution CT said laws
! said pQblic lard strip IS hereby created g
| land district and is sttaChed 70 the Judi
c!al district Of Kansas; and the subdlv.s-
| ionsl lines Ct townships il said public
| land strip may yet be surveyed under cur
rent appropriations for the surveying
service, snd work to be done under the
direction snd supervision Cf the Secretary
of tie Interior. Until the establishment
Of civil government in said territory,
lands thereia may be entered for town
site purposes, for the several use and
beneti: Of the occupants CT such
town sites, by sucn trustee or
! trustees ss may be named by the
Secretary OF the Interior for
that purpose, such entries to be made
| under the provisions Of section 1881 Of
! the Revised Statutes, as near SIS may be
aud when such entries have been made,
and the Secretary OF the Interior shall
provide by regulation Ter the proper eX-
ecution OF the trust in favor of the inhsb-
itsnts Of the toWnsite, including the sur
vey into town lots, according to the
| spirit and intent CT said section 1857 OF
the Revised Statutes, whereby tire same
result would be reached as though the
entry had been made by the county Judge,
and the disposal Of the lots IN such
townsite, and the proceeds OF the sale
thereof, hGd been prescribed by the leGis-
lst:va suthcTity Of 6 state or territory
provided tAat 70 more than 320 ACRES
sasI be en- 3raced IL 'ae t5wnsLte.
: PETITION.
Chet ,.t3Tin. ae-i.tlJ j. hing ci-ca}e-
ted aud signed 81 Le--.y eye,y CO. VIC
sees ii:
To Hon l. o. G. Lamar. 3creta.y OF the Irte-
rt-r, Washington. u. {.
We, the undersigned, resideuts snd SC